The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

描述(申请人提供)：西北大学Robert H.Lurie综合癌症中心是NCI指定的、以大学为基础的矩阵癌症中心，开展广泛的多学科临床、实验室和人口科学研究。癌症中心整合了范伯格医学院(芝加哥校区)及其附属医院以及位于该大学埃文斯顿校区的科室的专业知识和资源。癌症中心成立于1974年，是一个完整的组织单位，具有医学院部门的地位。自成立以来，癌症中心一直致力于发现、发展医学知识和提供富有同情心的最先进的癌症护理，这体现在以下目标中：1.进行和支持癌症研究，并整合整个大学与癌症有关的研究；2.协调和整合大学与癌症相关的活动，包括社区外展活动；3.发展和开展癌症教育计划；4.促进和参与西北大学麦高医学中心附属医院对癌症患者的最先进的护理；5.制定和实施癌症预防和控制研究方面的倡议。 这些目标是通过10个既定方案和13个共享资源的活动实现的。 节目 1.病毒致癌作用 2.肿瘤侵袭、转移和血管生成 3.激素在癌症中的作用/信号转导 4.癌症基因与分子靶向 5.癌细胞生物学 6.乳腺癌 7.前列腺癌 8.恶性血液病 9.防癌 10.癌症控制 共享资源 1.细胞成像 2.流式细胞术 3.基因组学核心 4.凯克生物物理学 5.单抗 6.小鼠的表型 7.病理学核心 8.结构生物学 9.转基因和靶向诱变实验室 10.结果衡量和调查核心 11.生物信息学核心 12.生物统计学核心 13.临床研究室 这项相互竞争的续签申请是作为与癌症中心的两家附属医院--埃文斯顿西北医疗保健医院和儿童纪念医院的合作申请提交的。伙伴机构的癌症中心成员与大学主校区的成员充分融合在一起，共同为中心在实现其使命、目标和目标方面不断取得进展作出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University is an NCI-designated, university-based, matrix Cancer Center conducting a broad range of multidisciplinary clinical, laboratory and population science research. The Cancer Center integrates the expertise and resources of the Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago Campus) and its affiliated hospitals along with those of departments located on the University's Evanston Campus. Established in 1974, the Cancer Center functions as a full organizational unit with the status of a department of the Medical School. Since its inception, the Cancer Center has been dedicated to the process of discovery, advancing medical knowledge and providing compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care, as reflected in the following goals: 1. To conduct and support cancer research and to integrate cancer-related research throughout the University; 2. To coordinate and integrate cancer-related activities of the University including community outreach initiatives; 3. To develop and conduct cancer education programs; 4. To promote and participate in state-of-the-art care of cancer patients at the affiliated hospitals of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University; and 5. To develop and implement initiatives in cancer prevention and control research. These goals are accomplished through the activities of 10 established programs and 13 shared resources. Programs 1. Viral Oncogenesis 2. Tumor Invasion, Metastasis, & Angiogenesis 3. Hormone Action/Signal Transduction in Cancer 4. Cancer Genes and Molecular Targeting 5. Cancer Cell Biology 6. Breast Cancer 7. Prostate Cancer 8. Hematologic Malignancies 9. Cancer Prevention 10. Cancer Control Shared Resources 1. Cell Imaging 2. Flow Cytometry 3. Genomics Core 4. Keck Biophysics 5. Monoclonal Antibody 6. Mouse Phenotyping 7. Pathology Core 8. Structural Biology 9. Transgenic and Targeted Mutagenesis Laboratory 10. Outcomes Measurement & Survey Core 11. Bioinformatics Core 12. Biostatistics Core 13. Clinical Research Office This competing renewal application is being submitted as a Partnership Application with two of the Cancer Center's affiliated hospitals, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and Children's Memorial Hospital. The Cancer Center members at the Partner institutions are fully integrated with those at the main campuses of the University, and together, contribute to the ongoing progress of the Center in achieving its mission, goals and objectives.